Further Reading
Basic Woodworking by Sunset Books (Out of print, but easy to find and inexpensive)Amazon UK – US

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery by Gary RogowskiAmazon UK – US

Tools for Doweling
Dowels Pins
Commercially made dowel pins come in a variety of diameters for joining different thicknesses of wood.
The 1/4″ diameter dowels will serve your needs if you are using wood that is at least 1/2″ thick.Amazon UK – US

Dowel Centres
Dowel centres are little metal caps that go into a set of holes that have been drilled for dowels The dowel centres have points that are used to mark the locations for the dowel holes in a second piece of wood. Sets include pairs of common dowel sizes.Amazon UK – US

Dowel Centering Jig
This tool clamps to the edge of a board, automatically locating the center. Metal bushings of various sizes aid in drilling holes into the edge of the board.Amazon UK – US

Corner Clamps or Right Angle Clamps
These specialized clamps hold boards at right angles to each other, making the drilling for through-doweling much easier.Amazon UK – US

Collar Stops
Collar stops are rings that are temporarily attached to a drill bit. The bit will drill only as deep as the collar permits. This is handy for drilling the faces of board that will be blind-doweled.Amazon UK – US

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